Tyler, Texas – In a poignant gesture, officials in Smith County, Texas, took time during a recent Commissioners Court meeting to honor the memory of the tragic London School explosion that took place on March 18, 1937, claiming the lives of nearly 300 individuals in New London. This event, etched in East Texas history, holds … Read more
ATMORE, ALABAMA – On the evening of January 2, 2024, the state of Alabama conducted the execution of death row inmate Kenneth Smith, 58, using a method that had never before been used to put human beings to death. Smith was left writhing in apparent agony for at least two minutes before he finally succumbed, … Read more
New Orleans, Louisiana – Nearly eight years after the death of former Saints star Will Smith, Cardell Hayes is on trial again for the shooting. Back in 2016, the former NFL player was killed and his wife was injured in a confrontation over a traffic incident in New Orleans. The new trial comes after Hayes’ … Read more
Atmore, Alabama – On Thursday, Kenneth Eugene Smith was the first person in history to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman prison in Atmore, Alabama. This marked a significant departure from traditional execution methods and has sparked a contentious debate about the use of this untested method for capital punishment. Smith, … Read more
Alabama is set to make history by becoming the first state in the United States to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be suffocated to death by this method at the end of the month. Smith was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of … Read more
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – When legendary music icons die under mysterious circumstances, conspiracy theories often emerge to explain the tragic loss. The world of rock ‘n’ roll has seen its share of unsolved cases, leaving behind a legacy of intrigue. From Los Angeles to Detroit, the deaths of Sam Cooke, Bobby Fuller, Johnny Thunders, Elliott … Read more
HAMPTON COUNTY, South Carolina – While investigating the murders of Alex Murdaugh’s wife Maggie and son Paul in June 2021, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) stumbled across a clue in another mysterious death in the same area. The case in question was that of Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old found dead on July 8, … Read more
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — In the early hours of July 6, 1932, Zachary “Smith” Reynolds, the youngest son of the prominent Reynolds family of Winston-Salem and an heir to the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco fortune, was found shot in the head on the sleeping porch of his family’s home. The circumstances surrounding his death have long been … Read more
HAMPTON, S.C. – When the bodies of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found at their estate in Moselle on June 7, 2021, it sparked a double murder investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). But what got the attention of the SLED was the clue they stumbled upon in another unsolved death – … Read more
Vilseck, Germany – When Army Spc. Denisha Montgomery Smith was found dead inside a U.S. base in Vilseck, Germany last year, the news devastated her family, leaving them with unanswered questions about her death and lack of accountability towards military members involved. The alleged physical assault she suffered before her death has only added to … Read more